1in6 in the Community
Austin, TX: June 19–20, 2012
Chicago, IL: Aug. 22–24, 2012
Orleans, LA: Sept. 19–21, 2012
New York, NY: Nov. 15–18, 2012
Contact Peter Pollard, Training & Outreach Director at peter@1in6.org for more information.
Supplemental 90-minute training for online or telephone hotline volunteers, developed in collaboration with RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) with a specific focus on issues that may arise in hotline work with male survivors of sexual abuse in childhood. The training:
- Familiarizes participants with particular social and cultural pressures that impact male survivors
- Reviews the effects of childhood sexual trauma on males and how it can differ from the effects on females
- Helps to identify personal challenges and to confront misconceptions that might impact participants’ ability to work effectively with male survivors of sexual abuse
Offered only as a supplement to existing basic training for hotline volunteers.
Goals
- To review the effects of sexual victimization on male survivors
- To become familiar with the social and cultural pressures that impact male survivors
- To review the skills that will enable staff and volunteers to help male survivors effectively
- To provide an opportunity to identify personal challenges and confront misconceptions that might limit the effectiveness of work with male survivors.
Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to
- Name at least 3 new resources for male survivors and describe the hotlines or information the resource can provide
- Name at least 5 possible long-term effects of sexual abuse on men
- Name at least 3 social and cultural norms that may inhibit male survivors from reaching out for help, including influences of race, class, nationality, sexual orientation, immigration status, ability and age.
- Name at least 3 ways that working with male survivors MAY differ significantly from working with female survivors
- Describe at least 3 reasons that a friend or family member of a male survivor might contact a hotline
- Discuss at least 3 ways that a hotline might be able to assist a friend or family member of a male survivor
Audience
Crisis intervention hotline staff and volunteer/staffs
Time
90 minutes
For additional information please contact:
Peter Pollard, Training & Outreach Director at peter@1in6.org
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